English Explanatory Dictionary

mini-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. Smaller version of an item than usual.
  2. With the hemline well above the knee.

Pronunciation

mĭnʹ-ē /ˈmɪn.i/

Word forms

mini-

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin miniumder. Italian minio Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Italian -are Italian miniare Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Italian -tura Italian miniaturabor. English miniature English mini- Shortened from miniature, ultimately from Latin minium (“red lead”). Influenced by similarity to minimum and minus.

Synonyms

micro- nano- -cule -ee -el -et -ette -icle -ie -kin -le -let -ling -ole -ule -y

Antonyms

super- supra- hyper- ultra- uber- macro- arch- over- mega- giga- -zilla grand great

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 微型 Danish: mini- Dutch: mini- Finnish: pienois- Finnish: mini- French: mini- German: mini- Hebrew: מִינִי Indonesian: mini- Irish: mion- Latin: mini Polish: mini- Portuguese: mini- Russian: мини- Spanish: mini-
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